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The purpose of this blog is to provide art educators with resources they can use in the visual arts classroom. I have always been very interested in using museum programs in the secondary arts classroom. I have been using museum content as a part of my curriculum for the past three years. I find that it plays an important role in my classroom by providing information that is generated by experts in the field of art history. Museum instruction is high quality and based upon best practices for educators. Utilizing museum programs in the secondary arts classroom is an easy way to supplement arts education. Museums are developing high quality art experiences that with creativity, technology, and planning can be put to use in most art curriculums. Thank you for visiting The Museum School.


Friday, April 16, 2010

Museum Lesson Plans

Here are some lesson plans developed by museums that I really like. Click the image go to the lesson plan

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Saturday, February 6, 2010

Scholastic Art Awards

The Scholastic Art Awards



The Scholastic Art Awards© are one of the most exciting opportunities for students to interact with museums. This national program was established 86 years ago and is the most prestigious recognition program for young artists. Many regional museums throughout the country host the Scholastic Art Awards©. The Nevada Museum of Art in Reno NV does a fantastic job of hosting the Scholastic Art Awards© for northern Nevada. This program allows students who receive a gold key to show their artwork at the museum. Gold keys are then juried nationally to determine gold and silver key winners at the national level. In addition to the gold and silver keys the scholastic art awards present the American Visions Award to one student per region. The American Visions award is selected from the top five regional gold key winners and provides scholarships opportunities. My students won 11 gold keys, 2 silver keys and 4 out of the 5 American Vision Award nominees were also my students. I am very proud of all of my students this year. Below is a video by Toshadeva Palani; [re]birth won a gold key.

[re]birth from Toshadeva Palani on Vimeo.

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Saturday, January 30, 2010

Chuck Close Assignment

This painting was created by my Art 3 class after visiting the Nevada Museum of Art and learning all about Chuck Close. This class consists of students in their third semester of of art. Students also listened to several podcast and interviews with Chuck Close to gain more insight into his work. Each student was given a 9x12 canvas and a printed section of a portrait. Students painted their canvas with Chuck Close in mind. They used a grid to translate the information from the printed section to the canvas. The canvases were numbered to keep track of the sections. The finished work measures 4 ft. by 6 ft. To download this lesson plan click the link below.

Lesson Plan

Museum Assignment
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